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Capella University

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Minneapolis, MNSee your chances →private for-profitDoctoral/Professional Universities

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Tuition

$14,436

Undergrad Enrollment

16,173

Student:Faculty

36:1

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What you pay

$17,956/ yr

Average net price after grants & scholarships — about $71,824 over four years.

What grads earn

$78,941/ yr

Median earnings 4 years after completion$80,045 adjusted to national cost of living (local prices 1% below average).

A graduate’s first-year earnings cover the four-year net cost in roughly 0.9 years of pay.

81% of students out-earn a typical high-school graduate (about $28,500) within 10 years.

Field of study

Earnings & debt by major

Opportunity Insights

Economic mobility

Access

22.5%

from the bottom income fifth

Success

10%

of them reach the top fifth

Mobility rate

2.2%

move bottom → top

The mobility rate is how many of Capella University’s students both start in the bottom income fifth and reach the top — a measure of who the school lifts, not just who it admits.

IPEDS

Net price by family income

Under $30k$17,485
$30–48k$17,324
$48–75k$17,490
$75–110k$21,292
Over $110k$22,820

Average net price paid by federally-aided students, by family income bracket.

Completion & debt

Finishing & paying back

Grad rate · 8 yr

50%

Completion · all

28%

Completion · Pell

19%

Repaying debt · 3 yr

31%

Median debt

$14,968

Classification

D/PU research universityFour-year, large, primarily nonresidential

Popular Majors (Bachelor's)

Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse7,779 grads
Psychology, General807 grads
Business Administration and Management, General502 grads
Health/Health Care Administration/Management290 grads
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General132 grads
Accounting99 grads
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance81 grads
Information Technology79 grads
Project Management67 grads
Health Information/Medical Records Administration/Administrator59 grads

4yr Grad Rate

50%

6yr Grad Rate

50%

Retention Rate

42%

Median Earnings

$42,189